geopolitics

Iran to open Hormuz 30 days after US deal to end fighting: source

Japan's smaller firms struggle to pass on higher costs from Iran war

China to promote drones and flying cars via new safety department

Oil advanced after slumping by more than 7% on Monday, as reports of fresh military strikes in Iran clouded the outlook for an interim deal between Tehran and Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US forces conducted 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran, Fox News says Reuters

Gold held gains on signs the US and Iran were making progress on reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil flows, easing inflation fears.

Iran's top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar prime minister, official says Reuters

Treasuries rallied across the curve as cash trading resumed after a holiday, with investors growing more optimistic about a potential US-Iran deal.

US and Israeli jets struck a number of Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported, hours after President Donald Trump had suggested negotiations with Tehran over an interim deal were progressing. Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski breaks down what we know about the state of the talks

Shruti Pandalai, the India Chair of the Lowy Institute, talks to Bloomberg TV about the upcoming Quad meeting in India, where the security situation in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to be high on the agenda. (Source: Bloomberg)